The time is here. It’s what many of the world’s top track and field athletes have been working toward since April – the final event of the 2024 Wanda Diamond League season.

They’ve traveled the globe for as many as 14 previous events, hoping to compile enough points to qualify for this two-day, season-ending meet in Brussels, Belgium. 

Men’s and women’s qualifiers in 16 disciplines will converge upon King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels for the latest edition of Allianz Memorial Van Damme aka Diamond League Brussels, which will take place Sept. 13-14.

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The year certainly has been eventful for these competitors. Along with their preparation for the Diamond League, many participated in national team trials within their home countries with their sights set on qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Those who managed to reach the ultimate stage likely amped up their training before heading to the City of Light, which hosted the Olympics from July 26 through Aug. 11. The track and field portion of the Games was held Aug. 1-11.

The most ambitious of the athletes, whether they were looking to continue their momentum or find redemption, remained in Europe to compete in Diamond League events in Switzerland, Poland and/or Italy. For some, it was necessary in order to earn enough points to qualify for Brussels, where the prize money and prestige are greater, and the talent is the best of the best.

This is the culmination of so much hard work.

The first seven events on the 2024 Diamond League schedule took place between April 20 and June 2, after which, a month-long hiatus allowed many countries to finalize their teams and plans for the Olympic Games.

Diamond League action resumed briefly with events in Paris (July 7), Monaco (July 12) and London (July 20), before it was time to head back to Paris.

Post-Olympic Diamond League events have brought them to Lausanne, Switzerland (Aug. 22), Silesia, Poland (Aug. 25), Rome (Aug. 30) and Zurich (Sept. 4-5).

Memorial Van Damme 2024, the 48th edition of the meet, is where they’ll have one more chance to prove who’s the best – for this year, at least.

The host venue – King Baudouin Stadium – has been around for nearly a century. It is owned by the City of Brussels and was designed and constructed in the late 1920s. It was inaugurated in August 1930 as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Belgian independence. 

As the largest stadium in Belgium, it can sit almost 50,000 spectators. 

Along with the annual Memorial Van Damme, the facility hosts soccer matches, shows, concerts and more. 

Recent changes to the facility came in 2023 and 2024 – new seats throughout, an overhaul of the track surface, locker room renovations and top-of-the-line accommodations for media. 

To learn more about the stadium, click HERE.

What Has The 2024 Diamond League Season Looked Like?

The 2024 Diamond League season kicked off at the end of April with a pair of stops in China – Xiamen and Shanghai/Suzhou – and then visited Qatar on May 10, Morocco on May 19, Eugene, Oregon (Prefontaine Classic), on May 25, Oslo (Bislett Games) on May 30, Stockholm (BAUHAUS-galan) on June 2, Paris on July 7, Monaco (Herculis EBS Meeting) on July 12, London (London Athletics Meet) on July 20, Lausanne (Athletissima) on Aug. 22, Silesia (Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial) on Aug. 25, Rome (Golden Gala Pietro Mennea) on Aug. 30 and Zurich (Weltklasse Zurich) on Sept. 4-5.

In the 14 regular-season events so far this year, each has included a handful of events for men and for women – usually seven each – with the top performers earning prize money and points toward the Brussels meet.

Since this is the final meet of the 2024 Diamond League season, the schedule will include all 16 disciplines featured this year in Diamond League events. 

The invitation-only Diamond League brings together standout track & field athletes to showcase their skills and ultimately elevate the status of athletics across the globe. 

On the line at each event - $10,000 for a win at a regular event and $30,000 for a win in the final event.

The disciplines featured in Brussels in 2024 will be:

Men

• 100 Meters
• 200 Meters
• 400 Meters
• 800 Meters
• 1,500 Meters
• 5,000 Meters
• 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
• 110-Meter Hurdles
• 400-Meter Hurdles
• High Jump
• Triple Jump
• Pole Vault
• Discus
• Shot Put
• Javelin
• Long Jump

Women

• 100 Meters
• 200 Meters
• 400 Meters
• 800 Meters
• 1,500 Meters
• 5,000 Meters
• 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
• 100-Meter Hurdles
• 400-Meter Hurdles
• Pole Vault
• Long Jump
• Javelin
• High Jump
• Triple Jump
• Discus
• Shot Put

Among the entrants for Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2024 will be: 

Men

• Armand Duplantis – Swedish world record holder and recent Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault
• Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, this year’s Olympic gold medalist in the 200
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya, the 2024 Olympic champion in the 800
• Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, the winner of the 5,000 at the Olympics in Paris

Women

• Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, Olympic champion in the 100, winning the first Olympic medal in her country’s history
• Beatrice Chebet of Kenya, Olympic champion at 5,000 and 10,000 meters this year
• Winfred Yavi of Bahrain, 2024 Olympic winner in the 3,000m steeplechase
• Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine, recent Olympic champion in the high jump
• Femke Bol of the Netherlands, who helped her team to the mixed 4x400 title in Paris
• Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic, who won the 400 in Paris
• Australia’s Nina Kennedy, who took the pole vault title in Paris
• Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, who won the 1,500 at the Olympics this year
• Team USA’s Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who picked up gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x400 relay
• Team USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson, who claimed her first Olympic gold medal by helping the United States win the 4x100
• Team USA’s Valarie Allman, who won the discus event at the 2024 Olympics

There are only some of the world and Olympic champions who will be in Belgium. 

To see who’s scheduled to compete in Brussels in 2024 once the final list is posted, click HERE. 

How To Watch The Diamond League Brussels (Allianz Memorial Van Damme) 2024

For audiences in the United States, live coverage of Allianz Memorial Van Damme 2024 will be provided by Peacock on both days of competition, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern each day.

It is one of the many Diamond League events being broadcast this year on Peacock and/or NBC or one of the other related networks.

FloTrack will provide results, editorial content and more and will do so for all Diamond League events in 2024.

Starting in 2025, which was announced April 10, FloTrack will be the streaming home of the Diamond League for audiences in the United States and its territories (with the exception of any events being held in the United States.

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Schedule For The Diamond League Brussels (Allianz Memorial Van Damme) 2024

All times Eastern

Sept. 13

• 11:55 a.m. – Girls Youth Memorial 100m
• Noon – Girls Youth Memorial High Jump
• 12:02 p.m. – Boys Youth Memorial 100m
• 12:09 p.m. – Mixed Allianz Eagles 1,500m
• 12:22 p.m. – Girls Youth Memorial 1,000m
• 12:30 p.m. – Boys Youth Memorial 1,000m
• 12:40 p.m. – Girls Youth Memorial 4x100
• 12:47 p.m. – Boys Youth Memorial 4x100
• 12:54 p.m. – Mixed Blades on track + Legs Go 100m
• 1 p.m. – Club Mixed 100m
• 1:06 p.m. – Mixed Ligna Verda 100m
• 1:11 p.m. – *Women’s Discus
• 1:12 p.m. – Women’s T20 400m
• 1:17 p.m. – *Men’s Long Jump
• 1:19 p.m. – Men’s T11/12 100m
• 1:24 p.m. – Women’s T54 800m
• 1:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony With Belgian Olympic Stars
• 1:41 p.m. – Women’s T64 100m
• 1:43 p.m. – *Women’s Shot Put
• 1:45 p.m. – *Men’s Pole Vault
• 1:47 p.m. – Men’s Invitational 400m
• 1:53 p.m. – Women’s Invitational 400m
• 2 p.m. – World Program Start
• 2:04 p.m. – *Women’s 400m
• 2:17 p.m. – *Men’s 100m
• 2:28 p.m. – *Men’s 110m Hurdles
• 2:29 p.m. – *Women’s High Jump
• 2:35 p.m. – *Men’s Discus
• 2:37 p.m. – *Men’s 5,000m
• 2:52 p.m. – *Women’s Triple Jump
• 3:01 p.m. – *Women’s 100m
• 3:09 p.m. – *Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
• 3:29 p.m. – *Men’s 1,500m
• 3:40 p.m. – *Women’s 800m
• 3:52 p.m. – *Men’s 400m
• 3:58 p.m. – World Program Ends

Sept. 14

• 11:45 a.m. – Men’s E 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 11:55 a.m. – Men’s D 4x400 Belgian Championships
• Noon – Boys Youth Memorial High Jump
• 12:05 p.m. – Women’s D 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 12:15 p.m. – Men’s C 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 12:25 p.m. – Women’s C 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 12:35 p.m. – Men’s B 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 12:45 p.m. – Women’s B 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 12:52 p.m. – *Women’s Javelin
• 12:55 p.m. – Men’s A 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 1:05 p.m. – Women’s A 4x400 Belgian Championships
• 1:14 p.m. – Mixed Equal Rights Run 100m
• 1:20 p.m. – Men’s National 100m
• 1:25 p.m. – Men’s/Women’s 4x400 Belgian Championships Victory Ceremony 
• 1:28 p.m. – *Men’s Triple Jump
• 1:30 p.m. – Celebration Borlee Twins
• 1:32 p.m. – *Men’s Shot Put
• 1:41 p.m. – Men’s T52 400m
• 1:47 p.m. – Men’s T51 100m
• 1:51 p.m. – *Women’s Pole Vault
• 1:53 p.m. – Women’s Invitational 200m
• 2 p.m. – World Program Start
• 2:04 p.m. – *Men’s 400m Hurdles
• 2:17 p.m. – *Women’s 200m
• 2:20 p.m. – *Men’s High Jump
• 2:22 p.m. – *Men’s Javelin
• 2:27 p.m. – *Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
• 2:46 p.m. – *Women’s 100m Hurdles
• 2:52 p.m. – *Women’s Long Jump
• 2:54 p.m. – *Women’s 1,500m
• 3:07 p.m. – *Men’s 200m
• 3:18 p.m. – *Women’s 5,000m
• 3:40 p.m. – *Men’s 800m
• 3:52 p.m. – *Women’s 400m Hurdles
• 3:58 p.m. – World Program Ends

*Official Diamond League championship event

The order of events for the day and their starting times (local time) can be found HERE.

The time difference from Brussels to the Eastern Time Zone is six hours.

To follow the FloTrack coverage, click HERE.

Results For The Diamond League Brussels (Allianz Memorial Van Damme) 2024

Results for the Diamond League event in Brussels will be available here.

The league’s official site can be found HERE.

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